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Monday, January 5, 1953
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The Headlines
TALKS NOT YET SET; City Wants Them Today, Union Asks for Delay Until Tomorrow RALLY BOOS IMPELLITTERI Resents His Failure to Attend -- Slowdown Is Hinted if the Subways Run Smoothly Bus Routes in Three Boroughs of the City That Are Affected by the Strike by Transport Union BUS PEACE PARLEY CALLED BY MAYOR
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Million Dollar Mermaid
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
Color TV Standards (NTSC), Black Box Flight Recorder & WD-40.
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
26,815 days ago
(73 years, 170 days)